CALCIGARD 5MG CAP

Overview

CALCIGARD 5MG CAP is a Schedule H drug.

CALCIGARD 5MG CAP is composed of: NIFEDIPINE (5 MG)

Nifedipine is a calcium channel blocker. It works by relaxing blood vessels which makes the heart more efficient at pumping blood throughout the body. Nifedipine is used in the treatment of high blood pressure and chest pain (Angina).

Usage

NIFEDIPINE is generally used to treat: Blood Pressure, High, Stable Angina

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Is it safe on my liver?
A: Not Safe

Q: Is it safe on my kidney?
A: Not Safe

Q: Can I take it with alcohol?
A: Not Safe

Q: Is it safe for children?
A: Not Advised for age < 18yrs

Q: Can it be taken during pregnancy?
A: Not enough studies to prove Risk – Ask your Doctor

Q: Is it safe to take for someone breastfeeding?
A: Not Safe

Precautions for CALCIGARD 5MG CAP and its Constituents

Caution should be exercised in patients with history of chest pain, blood vessel problems, recent heart attack, irregular heartbeat; low blood pressure, liver or kidney disease, swelling in the extremities, fluid in lungs, any allergy, who are taking other medications, elderly, during pregnancy and breastfeeding. It may cause dizziness or lightheadedness, do not drive a car or operate machinery while taking this medication.

Symptoms of Overdosage

NIFEDIPINE over-dosage can result in: Difficulty Breathing

Common Side-Effects

NIFEDIPINE : Face Swelling, Cough, Labored Breathing, Dizziness, Irregular Heartbeat, Head Headache, Weight Gain, Shortness Of Breath, Wheezing, Nausea, Vomit

Serious Side-Effects

NIFEDIPINE : Irregular Heartbeat, Fainting, Chest Pain, Shortness Of Breath

Rare Side-Effects

NIFEDIPINE : Face Swelling, Body Itching, Difficulty Breathing, Dizziness

Disease Interactions

NIFEDIPINE can interfere with: Aortic Valve Stenosis, Heart Attack, Hypotension, Hypertension, Myocardial Infarction, Congestive Heart Disease, Acute Renal Failure

Technical Classification

NIFEDIPINE is categorized as: CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENTS / CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS

Available Alternatives for CALCIGARD 5MG CAP

What are the commonly available Substitutes?

CALBLOC 5MG CAP	INR 19.88 for 10 CAPSULES	NIFEDIPINE 5.0 MG
CALCIGARD 5MG CAP	INR 9.64 for 10 CAPSULES	NIFEDIPINE 5 MG
CALCIGARD 5MG CAPULE	INR 10.8 for 10 CAPSULES	NIFEDIPINE 5.0 MG
DEPICOR 5MG CAP	INR 9.6 for 10 CAPSULES	NIFEDIPINE 5.0 MG
DEPICOR 5MG TAB	INR 9.68 for 20 TABLETS	NIFEDIPINE 5.0 MG
DEPIN 5MG CAP	INR 53.3 for 50 CAPSULES	NIFEDIPINE 5 MG
DEPIN 5MG CAPULE	INR 53.3 for 50 CAPSULES	NIFEDIPINE 5.0 MG
MYOGARD 5MG TAB	INR 6.62 for 10 TABLETS	NIFEDIPINE 5.0 MG
NICARDIA 5MG CAP	INR 9.97 for 10 CAPSULES	NIFEDIPINE 5.0 MG
NICARDIA CAP	INR 9.97 for 10 CAPSULES	NIFEDIPINE 5 MG
NIFEDINE 5MG TAB	INR 12.72 for 10 TABLETS	NIFEDIPINE 5.0 MG
NIFEDIPINE TAB	INR 12.72 for 10 TABLETS	NIFEDIPINE 5 MG

What are the other drugs with similar Ingredients?

ADALAT 10MG CAP	INR 12.06 for 10 CAPSULES	NIFEDIPINE 10.0 MG
ADALAT 20MG CAP	INR 17.63 for 10 CAPSULES	NIFEDIPINE 20.0 MG
ANOBLISS 1.5% W/W/0.3% W/W CRM	INR 104 for 30 GM CREAM	LIDOCAINE 1.5 %W/W, NIFEDIPINE 0.3 %W/W
ANOBLISS CREAM	INR 104 for 30 GM CREAM	LIDOCAINE 1.5 %W/W, NIFEDIPINE 0.3 %W/W
ANORELIEF CRM	INR 116.5 for 30 GM CREAM	LIDOCAINE 1.5 %W/W, NIFEDIPINE 0.3 %W/W
BETA NICARDIA 50MG/20MG CAP	INR 79.41 for 10 CAPSULES	ATENOLOL 50.0 MG, NIFEDIPINE 20.0 MG
BETA NIFEDINE 50MG/20MG CAP	INR 28 for 10 CAPSULES	ATENOLOL 50.0 MG, NIFEDIPINE 20.0 MG
BETADPS 50MG/20MG TAB	INR 80 for 10 TABLETS	ATENOLOL 50.0 MG, NIFEDIPINE 20.0 MG
BETANIF 25MG/20MG TAB	INR 57.75 for 10 TABLETS	ATENOLOL 25.0 MG, NIFEDIPINE 20.0 MG
BETANIF 50MG/10MG CAP	INR 57.75 for 10 CAPSULES	ATENOLOL 50.0 MG, NIFEDIPINE 10.0 MG
BETANIF 50MG/20MG TAB	INR 57.75 for 10 TABLETS	ATENOLOL 50.0 MG, NIFEDIPINE 20.0 MG
BETATROP TAB	INR 75 for 10 TABLETS	ATENOLOL 50.0 MG, NIFEDIPINE 20.0 MG
CALBETA 50MG/20MG CAP	INR 200 for 10 CAPSULES	ATENOLOL 50.0 MG, NIFEDIPINE 20.0 MG
CALBLOC 10MG CAP	INR 8.95 for 10 CAPSULES	NIFEDIPINE 10.0 MG
CALBLOC 10MG TAB	INR 9.25 for 10 TABLETS	NIFEDIPINE 10.0 MG
CALBLOC 20MG TAB	INR 14.75 for 10 TABLETS	NIFEDIPINE 20.0 MG
CALCIGARD 10MG CAP	INR 13.18 for 10 CAPSULES	NIFEDIPINE 10.0 MG
CALCIGARD RETARD 10MG TAB	INR 14.91 for 10 TABLETS	NIFEDIPINE 10.0 MG
CALCIGARD RETARD 20MG TAB	INR 24.12 for 10 TABLETS	NIFEDIPINE 20.0 MG
CALCIGARD RTD 20MG TAB	INR 19.8 for 10 TABLETS	NIFEDIPINE 20 MG
CALNIF 10MG TAB	INR 15.25 for 10 TABLETS	NIFEDIPINE 10.0 MG
CALNIF 20MG TAB	INR 7.8 for 10 TABLETS	NIFEDIPINE 20.0 MG
CARDIPIN 10MG TAB	INR 7.33 for 30 TABLETS	NIFEDIPINE 10.0 MG
CARDIPIN 20MG TAB	INR 6.25 for 10 TABLETS	NIFEDIPINE 20.0 MG
DEPICOR 10MG CAP	INR 12.39 for 10 CAPSULES	NIFEDIPINE 10.0 MG
DEPICOR 10MG TAB	INR 26.17 for 20 TABLETS	NIFEDIPINE 10.0 MG
DEPICOR 10MG TAB SR	INR 26.85 for 20 TABLET SR	NIFEDIPINE 10.0 MG
DEPICOR 20MG TAB	INR 30.92 for 20 TABLETS	NIFEDIPINE 20.0 MG
DEPICOR 20MG TAB SR	INR 44 for 20 TABLET SR	NIFEDIPINE 20.0 MG
DEPIN 10MG CAP	INR 25.38 for 30 CAPSULES	NIFEDIPINE 10 MG
DEPIN 10MG CAPULE	INR 39.79 for 30 CAPSULES	NIFEDIPINE 10.0 MG
DEPIN R 10MG TAB	INR 20.35 for 10 TABLETS	NIFEDIPINE 10.0 MG
DEPIN RETARD 20MG TAB	INR 21.84 for 10 TABLETS	NIFEDIPINE 20 MG
DEPTEN 50MG/20MG TAB	INR 20.18 for 10 TABLETS	ATENOLOL 50 MG, NIFEDIPINE 20 MG
DIPINAL TAB	INR 18.97 for 10 TABLETS	NIFEDIPINE
ESCOT 0.5%/0.3% CRM	INR 99 for 30 GM CREAM	NIFEDIPINE 0.3 %, LIDOCAINE 0.5 %
MYOGARD 10MG TAB	INR 10 for 10 TABLETS	NIFEDIPINE 10.0 MG
NEFIDIPINE RETARD TAB	INR 28.75 for 10 TABLETS	NIFEDIPINE 20 MG
NEFIDIPINE RTD 20MG TAB	INR 28.75 for 10 TABLETS	NIFEDIPINE 20.0 MG
NEPIN 10MG TAB SR	INR 8.83 for 10 TABLET SR	NIFEDIPINE 10.0 MG
NEPIN 20MG TAB SR	INR 11.59 for 10 TABLET SR	NIFEDIPINE 20.0 MG
NF 10MG TAB	INR 11.87 for 10 TABLETS	NIFEDIPINE 10.0 MG
NF RETARD 10MG TAB	INR 19.81 for 10 TABLETS	NIFEDIPINE 10.0 MG
NICARDIA 10MG CAPULE	INR 13.23 for 10 CAPSULES	NIFEDIPINE 10.0 MG
NICARDIA CAP 10MG	INR 13.63 for 10 CAPSULES	NIFEDIPINE 10 MG
NICARDIA CD RETARD 30MG TAB	INR 77.64 for 10 TABLETS	NIFEDIPINE 30.0 MG
NICARDIA RETARD 10MG TAB	INR 26.46 for 15 TABLETS	NIFEDIPINE 10.0 MG
NICARDIA RETARD 20MG TAB	INR 36.27 for 15 TABLETS	NIFEDIPINE 20.0 MG
NICARDIA RETARD SR-TAB 10MG	INR 26.46 for 15 TABLETS	NIFEDIPINE 10 MG
NICARDIA RETARD SR-TAB 20MG	INR 36.27 for 15 TABLETS	NIFEDIPINE 20 MG
NICARDIA RETARD SR-TAB 30MG	INR 29.69 for 10 TABLETS	NIFEDIPINE 30 MG
NICARDIA XL 30MG TAB	INR 90.49 for 10 TABLETS	NIFEDIPINE 30.0 MG
NICARDIA-CD-RETARD TAB	INR 70.9 for 10 TABLETS	NIFEDIPINE 30 MG
NIFECAINE CRM	INR 108 for 30 GM CREAM	LIDOCAINE 1.5 %W/W, NIFEDIPINE 0.3 %W/W
NIFEDINE SR-TAB 20MG	INR 14.74 for 10 TABLETS	NIFEDIPINE 20 MG
NIFEDINE TAB 10MG	INR 15.22 for 10 TABLETS	NIFEDIPINE 10 MG
NIFEDIPINE		NIFEDIPINE
NIFEDIPINE 20MG TAB	INR 7.31 for 10 TABLETS	NIFEDIPINE 20.0 MG
NIFELAT RETARD 20MG TAB	INR 59 for 10 TABLETS	NIFEDIPINE 20.0 MG
NIFETOLOL 50MG/20MG TAB	INR 33.68 for 10 TABLETS	ATENOLOL 50.0 MG, NIFEDIPINE 20.0 MG
NIFETOLOL 50MG/20MG TAB SR	INR 32.45 for 10 TABLET SR	ATENOLOL 50.0 MG, NIFEDIPINE 20.0 MG
NIFIDIP 10MG TAB	INR 12.12 for 10 TABLETS	NIFEDIPINE 10.0 MG
NIFIDIP 20MG TAB	INR 22 for 10 TABLETS	NIFEDIPINE 20.0 MG
NILOL 50MG/20MG TAB	INR 51 for 10 TABLETS	ATENOLOL 50.0 MG, NIFEDIPINE 20.0 MG
NILOL 50MG/20MG TAB SR	INR 47.5 for 10 TABLET SR	ATENOLOL 50.0 MG, NIFEDIPINE 20.0 MG
NILOL FC-TAB	INR 28 for 10 TABLETS	ATENOLOL 50 MG, NIFEDIPINE 20 MG
NILOL HD 25MG/10MG TAB	INR 47.5 for 10 TABLETS	ATENOLOL 25.0 MG, NIFEDIPINE 10.0 MG
PRESOLAR 50MG/20MG CAP	INR 42.5 for 10 CAPSULES	ATENOLOL 50.0 MG, NIFEDIPINE 20.0 MG
SELCA 50MG/20MG CAP	INR 23.33 for 10 CAPSULES	ATENOLOL 50.0 MG, NIFEDIPINE 20.0 MG
SEMI BETA NICARDIA 25MG/10MG TAB	INR 14.66 for 10 TABLETS	ATENOLOL 25.0 MG, NIFEDIPINE 10.0 MG
TENOFED 50MG/20MG CAP	INR 35 for 10 CAPSULES	ATENOLOL 50.0 MG, NIFEDIPINE 20.0 MG